Tag Archives: Angela Merkel

A LEADING MEP has warned EU citizens they could be “jailed” for criticising migration policies if a new United Nations agreement is acted upon. By – Thomas Hunt Scroll 4Video The United Nations Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration seeks to make immigration a universal human right. MEP Marcel de Graaff said: “I would like to say some words on the ...

A special European Union initiative to protect trade with Iran against newly reimposed U.S. sanctions faces possible collapse with no EU country willing to host the operation for fear of provoking U.S. punishment. By – John Irish, Francois Murphy, Robin Emmott EU diplomats said the main European powers – Germany, France and Britain – would raise pressure on tiny Luxembourg to ...

Six young men from Afghanistan are suspected of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old, according to Bavarian public radio. The incident was reported shortly after a group of Syrians gang raped a teenage girl in the southern German university town of Freiburg, prompting thousands of protesters to take to the streets. By – Europe Bavarian police have detained five men, aged from 20 ...

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative allies in Bavaria have had their worst election performance for more than 60 years securing just 37.3 percent of the vote in a huge blow to her fragile three-party coalition government. By – Sorcha Bradley Scroll 4Video In a scathing tweet, Italian deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini claimed the electoral blow to Mrs Merkel’s government showed “the old ...

The Turkish President has demanded an ‘end to racism’ while criticising the treatment of Germany’s national football team players during a controversial state visit. By – Claire Anderson President Erdogan spoke out today at the inauguration ceremony of Europe’s biggest mosque in Cologne. He decried the backlash against Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan for taking a picture with him in London earlier ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was to open one of Europe’s largest mosques in Cologne on Saturday as he wrapped up a controversial visit to Germany, with police deploying in force to manage the rival rallies. By – AFP Scrooll 4Video The inauguration will mark the closing event of his three-day state visit, aimed at repairing frayed ties with Berlin after ...

The German Federation of Journalists (DJV) and Amnesty International (AI) have announced they will hold a joint rally in Berlin to protest Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s state visit this month. By – dw.com The head of the German Federation of Journalists (DJV) on Thursday described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan‘s upcoming state visit to Germany as a “slap in the face,” ...

Seehofer defended the Chemnitz protesters by calling for action on migration Murder of Daniel Hillig sparked marches and counter-protests in Chemnitz The protests were organised by far-right groups with many people arrested German minister Seehofer said those who broke the law would be prosecuted Angela Merkel is due to visit Chemnitz imminently in the wake of the protests By – George ...

Instead of listening to genuine concerns felt by ordinary citizens, the German political establishment rushed to criminalize dissent. Earlier this year, Merkel’s government enforced an “anti-hate speech social media law”. By – Vijeta Uniyal Immigrants who tried to challenge the microaggression narrative on social media faced abuse and were told to shut up. While the German political establishment and the activist ...

The German government hopes migrant reception centers will ease tensions, but the people on the ground fear the opposite will happen. By – huanqiu.com Scroll 4video According to the general immigration plan developed by the Ministry of internal affairs of Germany, the so-called refugee anchorage center is designed to accelerate the asylum process and to repatriate or repatriate those who ...